Music Review

Mani Bazaar is a solo artist from the west of Ireland—via Manchester, UK—who creates what she describes as “ethereal goth-infused dream pop”. An apt descriptor, if her latest release EP. 3 is anything to go by. Released in April and…

Jamie Lawson is back with his brand new five-track EP, Moving Images. The release is similar to his early work and each track is a heart-wrenching but lovable ballad. The heartfelt EP opens with ‘A Perfect Year’, which was written as a…

isolation • content is the new EP from Soda Blonde, an alt-pop band based out of Dublin. It's always a pleasure to listen to and review music from artists of all walks of life. However, I feel a particular sense of pride whenever I'm…

Belfast singer-songwriter Owen Denvir is on the rise. Stones, the second in a trilogy of EPs that will make up his debut album, further showcases his musical strengths. Opening the EP is a capella indie-pop ballad, 'This Could Be Love',…

What happens when four amazing metallers from hardcore bands like Ocean Dweller and Jagged Vision get together? Well, this means getting back in touch with some old school black metal while adding an innovative twist of other genres. The…

Though Norwegian duo Timo and Tony, aka Barren Womb, describe themselves as “northern hardcore”, their collective name, song titles, and sound (think Mclusky fronted by Dennis Lyxzén of Refused) may place them more firmly in the “asshole…

After five years, Kevin Nolan is finally back with sophomore album Let’s All Get Nervous. While his critically-acclaimed debut, Frederick and the Golden Dawn, was composed, performed, recorded, mixed and produced entirely by himself, Nolan…

At the tender age of 11, Patricia Lalor started uploading cover songs to her YouTube channel. To date, she has amassed some 121K followers, with her cover of Hozier’s 'Cherry Wine' reaching over a million views and earning some great praise…

Fire In The Radio are back with their third album and it could be hard to compete with their previous two strong releases. However, Monuments stands in a league of its own, carrying their legacy further, from strength to strength. Monuments…

Sweden has long been a hotbed for music of heavier persuasion. Gothenburg, in particular, has been home to an influential melodic death metal scene. This has led to many lesser-known bands from that town, who fit other metal subgenres,…